Gogo, which went live in 2008, has long wanted to expand beyond Internet connectivity for laptops, smartphones and other mobile devices.

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Books can be borrowed from the program's library -- the only one in the community -- and there are nearly 300 Internet-accessible laptops that were donated through the nonprofit One Laptop Per Child.

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It will enable people with suitably-equipped laptops to access the internet without the need for a connection via a socket or a mobile phone.

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